Boulder County Briefcase: May 27, 2013

BookCliff Vineyards received a double-gold medal for its 2010 Cabernet Franc Reserve and Best Chardonnay for its 2012 Chardonnay at the 2013 Colorado Governor's Wine Competition. Visit the winery/tasting room at 1501 Lee Hill Road, No. 17, Fridays to Sundays, 1-6 p.m. bookcliffvineyards.com.

Bridget Chacon, with RE/MAX Alliance -- Boulder, was presented with the RE/MAX Executive Club Award that honors highly successful real estate agents nationwide within the RE/MAX network. Chacon has worked in the real estate industry for more than 13 years and has extensive experience in the Boulder and surrounding areas. homesincolorado.com.

Carrie DeGraw, with RE/MAX Alliance -- Boulder, was presented with the RE/MAX Executive Club Award that honors highly successful real estate agents nationwide within the RE/MAX network. DeGraw has worked in the real estate industry for more than 30 years and has extensive experience in the Boulder and surrounding areas. homesincolorado.com.

Boulder Housing Partners'Stuart Grogan, director of development, is the recipient of the Mountain Plains NAHRO 2013 Outstanding Staff Person award. Stuart was acknowledged for the role he plays as a teacher and a mentor in the affordable housing industry. boulderhousing.org.

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Melton Design Build is the regional winner for the Outdoor Living category of the Chrysalis Awards for Remodeling Excellence. The project included creating an open floor plan with a series of accordion-style doors and windows that open the living spaces up to outdoor living areas. meltondesignbuild.com.

Katie Patterson, with RE/MAX Alliance on Walnut, qualified for the RE/MAX 100% Club Award for 2012. Only 20 percent of all RE/MAX Affiliates earned this award in 2012. Patterson has worked in the real estate industry for more than seven years and has extensive experience in the Boulder-area market. homesincolorado.com.

Brad Peterson, a partner with the Boulder law firm Hutchinson Black and Cook LLC, was named the 2013 Boulder "Lawyer of the Year" for Construction Law by Best Lawyers in America. hbcboulder.com.

Tom Precourt, with RE/MAX Alliance on Walnut, qualified for the RE/MAX 100% Club Award for 2012. Only 20 percent of all RE/MAX Affiliates earned this award in 2012. Precourt has worked in the real estate industry for more than 11 years and has extensive experience in the Boulder-area market. homesincolorado.com.

For the 19th consecutive year, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans was again named to Fortune magazine's Fortune 500 list. The organization, which has an office in Lafayette, now occupies the No. 325 spot on the annual ranking. The organization climbed seven spots from last year's position of 332, based on annual revenues, to become the 325th largest company in the United States. thrivent.com.

Corporate citizenship

Backflip Studios donated $1,300 to Community Food Share. The donation allows CFS to provide grocery store gift cards as incentives for its clients to participate in its current hunger study. The study is a national effort to collect information directly from those in need of food assistance. communityfoodshare.org.

Denver-based CBIZ MHM LLC, one of the nation's leading providers of business services, including accounting, tax, benefits, insurance and consulting services, announced its commitment to provide accounting guidance and resources to help propel the companies of TechStars' Boulder 2013 program.

Launches & new accounts

The Innovation Center of the Rockies announced that Kodo Kids, a children's educational toy company, engaged the ICR to provide them with advisory support for the company's rapidly developing business strategy. innovationcenteroftherockies.com.

Pivot Communication, a public relations, design and marketing firm, was selected by Piedmont Health SeniorCare, a Burlington, N.C.-based health care system, to develop a marketing campaign for its elder care program. Piedmont's elder care program, a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), opened in 2008. pivotcomm.com.

Terawatt Industries, of Boulder, announced the PrismX 3D Printer on Kickstarter. The PrismX is an open-source printer that was designed to deliver outstanding print quality and performance. Check out the PrismX on Kickstarter at http://kck.st/tw-prismx. Terawatt Industries opened for retail and online business in October 2012. store.terawattindustries.com.

New hires & promotions

Theresa Aubinger joined the inside sales team at FreeWave Technologies, of Boulder, and supports military and utilities customers. Previously, Aubinger worked at AppleOne Employment Services. She brings to the position a strong sales foundation and technical knowledge. Aubinger earned a bachelor's in biology from Regis University.

Boulder-based iSupportU added another member to the crew this May. Carli Auran joined the team as a social media and marketing intern for the company, in charge of online media management, newsletters, blog write-ups and other PR-related activities. isupportu.biz.

RE/MAX Alliance announced that Katie Brooks joined its Boulder office. Brooks can be contacted at the Boulder location at the corner of Foothills and Baseline. homesincolorado.com.

In March 2013, Pearl Street's growing business and consumer IT solutions company iSupportU added Will Del Rio to the crew. Del Rio specializes in working with PCs and mobile technology. He handles front of the house operations, assisting residential consumers in both on-site and off-site IT solutions. isupportu.biz.

Karen Lambert recently joined FreeWave Technologies, of Boulder, as the marketing manager, where she is responsible for developing marketing strategy, branding, and communications. She brings to FreeWave a strong background of establishing marketing programs for technology companies. freewave.com.

The Louisville Wellness Center added five practitioners to its team this spring: Cassie Meyer, LMT; Avery Grapes, RPT; Jen Marshall, CNT; Sara Schifino, NCC; and intern Kendall Hagensen. With a variety of healing talents and expertise, the new practitioners will work both independently and collaboratively to provide complete holistic care plans for clients. louisvillewellcenter.com.

RE/MAX Alliance announced that Kristine Merrill joined its Boulder office. Merrill can be contacted at the Boulder location at the corner of Foothills and Baseline. homesincolorado.com.

Bill Nack joined Forbes Mergers & Acquisitions as a managing director. Nack will use his extensive years of business experience to help owners with buy-side acquisitions or divestitures. Nack has opened the company's first branch office in Boulder. forbesma.com.

Organization and Relocation is expanding and welcomed two new team members: Jacqueline Dayy, as a professional organizer and office administrator, and Jessica Spice, as a professional organizer and social media manager. organizationandrelocation.com.

John Terrion, first vice president and wealth management advisor for Merrill Lynch in Boulder was recently named senior vice president. ml.com.

Johnny Thomas recently joined the iSupportU team as project manager of web development. Thomas will be providing web development support, client interaction and scheduling, among other project management duties. He joins iSupportU with a background in project management operations and web development as well as experience in wireless communications and software. isupportu.biz.

Trevor Thorson joined the hardware engineering team at FreeWave Technologies, of Boulder, as an engineering technician, after working as a contract technician in the hardware engineering lab for several months where he contributed significantly to FreeWave's development and testing efforts. Thorson previously worked for Aerostream in a similar position, after receiving his BSET from Metro State University in Denver. freewave.com.

Larry Weaver joined the production team at FreeWave Technologies, of Boulder, as its new senior manufacturing technician. His primary responsibility is to provide technical product support to manufacturing at the component level, and also provide first-level support to the production operators. freewave.com.

Other

Peter Braun, first vice president and wealth advisor from UBS in Boulder recently attended the Director's Council meeting in Miami. The top wealth advisors from around the country were invited to the event. ubs.com/team/braun.

Boulder attorney, Mari C. Bush, was part of the legal team who recently appeared before the Supreme Court of the United States. Bush, a shareholder in the Denver firm of Kaye and Bush LLC, participated in a case arising from her representation of a physician who developed MS following receipt of vaccinations. Robert Fishman, of Denver, and Robert Moxley, of Cheyenne, formed the rest of the appellate team. kayebushlaw.com.

Sal Silvester, executive team consultant and leadership coach with 5.12 Solutions Consulting Group, will present the keynote, "Ignite! The 4 Essential Rules For Emerging Leaders," on June 17 at the Society for Human Resource Management Annual Conference at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. 512solutions.com.

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